Jury Y. Brown

J. Y. Brown
Brown, ca. 1922
Mayor/Councilor Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District	Election by and from the council
Term Start	September 1, 1926
Term End	August 31, 1928
Preceded by	J. Y. Brown (D)
Succeeded by	J. Y. Brown (new council, 1928 election)
Commissioner Charlottesville City Commission (1926–1928)
Electoral District	City at-large
Term Start	September 1, 1926
Term End	August 31, 1928
Preceded by	J. Y. Brown (D)
Succeeded by	(new council, 1928 election)
Commissioner Charlottesville City Commission (1924–1926)
Electoral District	City at-large
Term Start	September 1, 1924
Term End	August 31, 1926
Preceded by	J. Y. Brown (D)
Succeeded by	J. Y. Brown (D)
Commissioner Charlottesville City Commission (1922–1924)
Electoral District	City at-large
Term Start	September 1, 1922
Term End	August 31, 1924
Preceded by	(new council, 1922 election)
Succeeded by	J. Y. Brown (D)
Biographical Information
Date of birth	February 7, 1866 Castleton Rappahannock County, Virginia
Date of death	March 20, 1942 409 Ridge Street Charlottesville, Virginia
Spouse	Julia McPherson Adams
Children	Elizabeth Brown Morgan (1898–1988) Robert Adams Brown (1899–1962) Lucy Webb Brown Rothwell (1902–1993) Lawrence Nelson Brown (1904–1983) Jury Yates Brown, Jr. (1915–1996)
Residence	Fifeville Neighborhood Third Ward
Profession	Businessman (Brown Milling Company)
Religion	Baptist

Jury Yates Brown (February 7, 1866 – March 20, 1942), a Charlottesville businessman for over 40-years and an early 19th-century politician, he served under two form of city government. In 1928, he was elected by the voters to a four-year term on the new city council, while members of the council at their first meeting elected Brown to serve as the first appointed Councilor/Mayor under the current form of government.

Biography

Early life

He was born February 7, 1866, in Rappahannock County, son of Enoch Lawrence Brown and Elizabeth Jury Yates Brown. In his early career he became engaged in the milling business.

Career

Brown Flour Milling Company Building: Brown Flour Milling Co. (Charlottesville Lumber Co.), 215 Avon Street (Rufus W. Holsinger, 1916)

He conducted a milling establishment at Luray, Page County for several years. He later came to Charlottesville to enter a partnership with his brother, Gilbert M. Brown and C. W. Browning in the establishment of the Browning Milling Company, formerly owned by Brown, Graves & Company.

Civic

A member of the democratic party, he was nominated by a committee of forty-five, representative of the city as a whole, as one of three commissioners to serve under the new form of government. He was formally elected at the June election in 1922 as one of three commissioners under the new Modified Commission Form of government.

First elected in 1922, he served on the city council through two forms of municipal government – the Modified Commission Form composed of a three-members and the current five-member Council/Manager. He served as Commissioner/Mayor for two consecutive terms (1924-1928). In 1928, he was elected by the city council to serve as the first Councilor/Mayor under the current form of government.

Memberships

He was a Mason, member of Widow’s Sons’ Lodge, No. 60, A. F. and A. M., and Knight Templar and a charter member of the local Rotary Club.

Personal life

He married Julia McPherson Adams of Luray in 1897. Their children were

Death

On March 20, 1942, Brown died at his home, 409 Ridge Street, after an extended illness. Burial at Monticello Memorial Park, with Masonic rites.